the mad sports man

2012-02-01T12:08:00.001-07:00

beggining of february

ahhhh the beginning of february is here. a day off from work is a good way to start february. got tomorrow off as well. with the weather being nice, it going to be enjoyed. cant wait till sunday and the super bowl.

2012-01-31T11:51:00.000-07:00

last day of january. where did it go?

wow january flew by. seems like we just rang in 2012. weather has been pretty good, even with the week long cold snap we had. nhl all star game happened two days ago (team chara 12 team alfreddson 9), nfl playoffs happening with the super bowl on sunday, the world junior hockey championships. that was pretty fun. not long before super bowl 46, the daytona 500 and more hockey. and major league baseball begins with players reporting to spring training in florida and arizona. wow baseball season in a couple months. but thats another entry at a later date.

2012-01-26T11:47:00.000-07:00

nhl all star break

its now the nhl all star break. a break is needed with this statistician. there was one game last night and it felt like the break started then. the nhl all star game is sunday and they get back at it on tuesday. its going to be a nice break.

2012-01-25T13:42:00.002-07:00

mid week thoughts

can't believe next week is february. didn't we just ring in 2012? it's also been nice here weather wise. we had our cold week already and now it's back to above average temps. still makes me wonder whether we will get hit with another cold snap and more snow. and to my australian friends happy australian day.

2012-01-22T21:24:00.000-07:00

nfl championship sunday

in the evening game the new york giants beat the san francisco 20-17 in overtime in what looked like (i was working i couldn't tell) a wet game. looked like a good one as well. earlier, the new england patriots hung on to beat the baltimore ravens 23-20. looked like a good one as well. so it will be the giants vs the patriots for super bowl 46 in two weeks from today in a grematch from super bowl 42 in which the giants won

2012-01-15T23:09:00.000-07:00

nfl divisional part two

in the day game, baltimore won a close one over houston 20-13. looked like a good one. they will go tonew england to play the patriots in the AFC championship game. kickoff is 1pm. meanwhile in green bay the gians surprised the packers 37-20. the giants will go to san francisco to face the 49ers in the NFC championship game at 4:30pm. both games are going to be good ones.

2012-01-14T23:32:00.000-07:00

nfl divisional part one plus winter arrives. finally

in the afternoon game, the san francisco 49ers beat the new orleans saints in a close one 36-32. last two and a half minutes the lead was traded four times. san fran won it with 10 seconds left. in the night game it wasn't much of a game as new england patriots blew out the denver broncos 45-10. they will host either houston or baltimore, while san francisco will play either the n.y. giants or green bay (giant go to san fran if they win or green bay will host if they win) the giants and packers play the late game while houston and baltimore play the early game.

it finally happened. winter arrived. finally. snow is accumulating and the wind is blowing. supposed to get 5-7 cm overnight and it's supposed to get cold as well. highs in the low -20s. it was bound to happen. and its here.

2012-01-08T20:23:00.001-07:00

nfl wild card day two

the denver broncos upset the pittsburgh steelers 29-23 in overtime. tim tebow threw one pass in overtime and it was the game winner. they will play the new england patriots saturday night. meanwhile, the new york giants also upset the atlanta falcons 24-2 to go to the divisional round. they will play the green bay packers sunday afternoon. the remaining games have the new orleans saints going to san francisco to play the 49ers saturday afternoon and the houston texans playing the ravens in baltimore sunday morning.

2012-01-07T23:42:00.000-07:00

nfl wild card day one + milestone

in the opener, houston beat cincinnati 31-10 in their first playoff game. way to sstart the playoffs. in the night game, detroit had a 14-10 halftime lead, but the new orleans saints took over the game and won 45-28. the remaining wild card games are tomorrow featuring atlanta at new york in the early game and pittsburgh at denver in the afternoon game. this will decide the divisional games

the milestone: jarome iginla of the calgary flames scored his 500th career goal in a 3-1 win against the minnesota wild

2012-01-05T20:45:00.001-07:00

sweden gets golden in overtime

sweden has just beaten russia 1-0 that was decided in overtime on a goal by mika zibanejad. sweden outshot 58-17 in the game. russia goalie andrei makarov kept his team in it. sweden's last gold was way back in 1981. a lengthy drought over. congrats to sweden on their win and a great game by both teams. next year the world juniors will be in Ufa, Russia. Ufa is about two hours east of Moscow.

2012-01-05T15:53:00.000-07:00

canada gets bronzed

canada just beat finland to win the bronze at the world juniors. they definitely showd up to play after the heartbreak loss to russia. mark visentin gets the shut out and made an amazing behind the back glove save. canada has now medaled in 14 consecutive years (they finished 8th in 1998) and has medalled in every tournament that has been held in canada. next up at 6pm, sweden vs russia for gold.

2012-01-03T23:27:00.001-07:00

world junior semi final tuesday

russia held off a furious canada comeback and hung on to win 6-5. russia was leading at one point 6-1, but hung on. meanwhile sweden was trailing finland 0-2 before coming back to tie it with more than a minute left in the third, then winning in the shootout 3-2. russia will play sweden for gold thursday night and canada will plat finland for bronze thursday afternoon.

2012-01-02T23:35:00.000-07:00

world junior quarter final day

in the afternoon game, finland beat slovakia 8-5 in what turned out to be a bit of a shootout. finland will play sweden in one semi final game at 3pm. the evening game had russia beat the czechs 2-1 in overtime. that must have been a good one. russia will play canada in the other semi final game at 7pm. that will be a rematch from the gold medal game last year. canada wil be looking for redemtion there. slovakia and the czech rep will play for 5th and 6th.

2012-01-01T22:47:00.001-07:00

nfl season done, playoff matchups set

with the n.y. giants knocking out the dallas cowboys, they got into the playoffs where they will host the atlanta falcons on the 8th. the other playoff matchup on the 8th has the pittsburgh steelers going to denver to face the broncos. the saturday matchups has the cincinnati bengals going to houston to face the texans while the detroit lions travel to new orleans to face the saints. the green bay packers, the san francisco 49ers, the new england patriots and the baltimore ravens have the first round bye and will await the winners of the wild card games. gonna be a good weekend next weekend.

2012-01-01T00:04:00.001-07:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR

happy new year to everyone. 2012 is here and don't forget, it's a leap year this year. cheers!

2011-12-31T22:45:00.001-07:00

new years eve hockey

what a final day of round robin in the world juniors. sweden just beat russia 4-3 in overtime after being down 0-3. canada beat the u.s. 3-2, slovakia beat switzerland 6-4 and finland beat the czechs 4-0. this means canada and sweden finished first in their pools and has byes into the semis, the czechs will face russia in one quarter final and finland will play slovakia in the other. switzerland will go to the relegation round. meanwhile the last nhl game of 2011 will go to the kings as they beat the canucks 4-1. see you in the new year.

2011-12-30T23:37:00.000-07:00

a fun friday with the world juniors

while at work, i met some of the czech republic players in galaxyland. while conversing with them, i had asked if they had played their game already and one of the players said they had won 5-2 over the u.s. another player said they're in the quarter finals and the u.s. is out. the czech republis IS in the quarter finals and the u.s IS out and in the relegation round (huge surprise). with finland beating denmark, group b (canada's group) will finish with canada first and in the semi finals. the czech republic and finland is in the quarters. they play each other tomorrow for position and who they play from the other group. the u.s. and denmark are in the relegation round along with latvia from group A. the top four spots are still up for grabs. four games tomorrow. new years eve is going to be fun.

2011-12-29T21:03:00.000-07:00

canada in a rout

canada goes to three wins and no losses with a rather convincing 10-2 win over denmark. pretty much all canada. mark stone had two goals and canada scored two shorthanded goals. denmark got both their goals on the power play. next game for canada is new years eve against the united states. that one should be a good one.

2011-12-28T15:57:00.001-07:00

world juniors day three

third day of the world juniors and first surprise result as finland beat the u.s. 4-1. the u.s. for strethes outplayed finland, yet the finnish goalie kept them at bay. two goals in 29 seconds in the third was the turning point. canada vs czech rep. is at 6pm here. update later.

update: canada 5 czech rep 0. canada two wins and no losses so far. next game is tomorrow vs denmark tomorrow at 6pm edmonton time

2011-12-26T23:31:00.002-07:00

boxing day hockey madness

it was boxing day and as usual it was busy in the shopping malls. survived working in west ed mall. god it was a mad house. i manages so sneak a few peeks at the opening game of the world juniors between canada and finland. canada blew them out 8-1. very happy with the result. next game is wednesday vs czech rep.

2011-12-24T17:59:00.001-07:00

its christmas eve

twas the night before christmas and the roast is in the stove, the potatoes on the stove, the veggies soon to come and the punch made. gonna be an awesome christmas dinner with the roomate. soon the presents willl be opened. mmmmmm gonna be good tonight. and beware of santa

2011-12-21T10:09:00.000-07:00

the beginning of winter - oficcialy today

around 10:30pm tonight will mark the official beggining of winter. the shortest day of the year. unless you're in the southern hemisphere then it's the first day of summer. wherever you are enjoy the day.

2011-12-15T12:56:00.003-07:00

a week from winter and 10 days to christmas

unbelievable. next wednesday is the first day of winter and its hardly felt like it. not much snow on the ground. not much when you can see grass still. hasnt been that cold here either. a coupe two or three day stretches tahts about it.

on top of that we're only ten days to christmas. its getting close fast. somehow it always does. watched the grinch (the tv show from 1966) on dvd last night and going to watch rudolph (tv show anyways) and more simpsons. joy.

2011-12-08T14:52:00.001-07:00

red green, the simpsons and a bit of charlie brown

finished watching the last of the red green show tuesday night. finished of season 15 in the "geezer years" installment. 15 seasons and 300 episodes that show went. not too bad considering i got the delinquient years (seasons 7-9), the mid life crisis years (seasons 10-12), and the geezer years (13-15) mover the span of four months.

after finishing red green, i started watching season 14 of the simpsons. i picked that up on tuesday - the same day it came out here. happy with it so far.

yesterday i watched the charlie brown christmas i have on dvd. tonight i watch "its chrismastime again charlie brown." its on the same disk as the charlie brown christmas. hmmmm if i can get survivor thailand and survivor amazon i would be happy

2011-12-03T08:46:00.001-07:00

its definitely the holiday season

it's beggining to look a lot like christmas and now that it is snowing again it sure is. the last snowfall melted a bit. with the wind yesterday that got chaotic. the sind was strong enough it blew a sign over in the west end. southern alberta got some nasty winds earlier this week. then some snow on top of that. my christmas stuff is up already so im good there. so in te meantime im watching it snow and getting my laundry done before going to work.

2011-11-30T18:22:00.001-07:00

end of november already. wow

damn. already the end ov november. can't believe its over. lets see, tony stewart won the nascar championship, b.c. lions won the grey cup, nfl is into the playoff run and had its thanksgiving games this past thursday, nhl is in full swing, my christmas stuff is up and started christmas shopping for the roomate and had some snow. of course november was renamed movember for its annual fundraiser to end prostate cancer. its where the men grow moustaches and fundraise for prostate cancer research. a good cause.

2011-11-27T23:02:00.001-07:00

99th grey cup in vancouver

the b.c. lions are grey cup champions with a 34-23 win over the winnipeg blue bombers. the lions were ahead 14-6 at halftime and were up 14-9 when they scored 17 unanswered points. the bombers made it close, but paul mccallum added a field goal to put it out of reach. travis lulay was named most valueable player for the grey cup. andrew harris was named most valueable canadian. so thats it for another CFL season. next game isopening weekend around canada day.

2011-11-24T13:44:00.001-07:00

happy thanksgiving state side adn nfl football

happy thanksgiving to everyone in the united states. time to pig out on turkey and other fixings. this starts teh holiday season there (gah).

today is the annual turkey football day with three nfl games. the first game just ended with the green bay packers beating the detroit lions 27-15. miami at dallas is next and san francisco at baltimore is at 6:20. updates on those games later.

update 1: dallas 20 miami 19 dallas wins it on last second field goal.

update 2: baltimore 16 san francisco 6. first time two brothers as coaches ever faced each other. john harbaugh beat younger brother jim.

2011-11-20T22:42:00.001-07:00

final race of season done, while final cfl game of season is set

tony stewart is 2011 nascar champion after winning the ford 400 in homestead. even though carl edwards finished second, stewart made up the three points necessary. stewart and edwards had the same points, but stewart had 5 wins to edwards one. congrats to tony on his third championship

meanwhile the 99th grey cup is set as the b.c. lions will play the winnipeg bluebombers. the bluebombers beat the hamilton tigercats 19-3 on a cold and blustery day. it was -10 with a -16 windchill. in the west b.c. beat the edmonton eskimos 40-23. a flattering score considering b.c. once had a 33-9 lead. the grey cup game is one week from today at b.c. place stadium in vancouver.

2011-11-18T23:34:00.001-07:00

winter is here. so is the snow.

as predicted, we got hit with a snowstorm AND as predicted, it got cold. wake up weather tomorrow is forecast for -28c. BRRRRR. supposed to warm up by next week. keep an eye on the forecast and we well see. don't know much we got here, but the plows are around and people have been shoveling. ugh. stay warm.

2011-11-14T23:39:00.001-07:00

winter has arrived.

boy has winter ever arrived. got some snow today and supposed to get some more overnight. thursday is forecast for snow as well. and it is supposed to cool off to the minus teens for the weekend. needless to say the roads will be slick. not a good time to drive.

2011-11-13T23:10:00.001-07:00

kasey ends drought, cfl division finals set

kasesy kahne ended a 81 race drought by winning in phoenix this afternoon. carl edwards finished second and tony stewart third. with stewart leading the most laps, he is still three points behind edwards. 5x champ finished 14th. final race of the season is next sunday in homestead. will carl edwards win or will tony stewart cath edwards and win the championship? stay tuned.

while that happened, the hamilton tiger-cats shocked the montreal alouettes 52-44 to go to the east final against the blue bombers in winnipeg. quite the high scoring game.

after that game, the edmonton eskimos are going to b.c. to face the lions after beating the calgary stampeders 33-19. edmontons first home playoff game in seven years and they took advantage going up 25-9 at the half, but hanging on in the end. the hamilton/winnipeg east final game and the edmonton/b.c. west final game is on the 20th.

2011-11-11T09:37:00.001-07:00

remembrance day

it's the day of the year where we all should take time out of the day to remember the war veterans - past and present - that served this country. lest we forget.

2011-11-10T23:34:00.001-07:00

a note to all royal canadian air farce fans

don ferguson will be signing books celebrating the air farce's 40th anniversary here in edmonton at the wal-mart in south edmonton common from 7-9pm on tuesday. he will be in toronto vancouver and calgary as well. i gotta go get myself one. we will see.

2011-11-06T23:12:00.002-07:00

smoke does texas four step

tony stewart won his fourth chase race by beating out carl edwards in texas. he also closed the gap to three points behind edwards. 5x champ jimmie johnson spun out and ended up 14th. he is 55 points back. with the new points system, i hate to say it but i think jimmie's run is done. i hope tony wins it though. two races left anything can happen

2011-11-05T23:30:00.000-06:00

cfl postseason set.

the cfl regular season is done. after edmonton wrapped up a home date last night beating saskatchewan, the stampeders beat the bluebombers 30-24 and the lions blew out the alouettes 43-1 tonight. meaning the lions finished first in the west, followed by edmonton, then calgary (lions won the season series over edmonton and calgary. edmonton won the season series over calgary). in the east, the blue bombers finished first, the als finished second and the tiger cats third (bombers won season series over montreal). soooo. the east semi final has hamilton visiting montreal on the 13th with the winner visiting winnipeg on the 20th. in the west it is calgary visiting edmonton on the 13th with the winner going to b.c. on the 20th. now the fun begins

2011-11-02T23:59:00.000-06:00

did i hear snow forecast?

i believe i did. supposed to snow a bit here. northern alberta from what i heard is supposed to get more. and of course this past weekend, the east coast got wolloped with snow.. hmmmmm.not sure if its going to stick around. oh well.

2011-11-01T12:13:00.000-06:00

a new month bringing some interest.

the beginning of november means a whole lot. the last weekend of the cfl regular season. three of the four games (saskatchewan at edmonton, winnipeg at calgary and montreal at b.c.) will decide who finishes where in the east and west. b.c, edmonton and calgary are in at 10-7 records as is montreal and winnipeg. hamilton is in at 8-9 and will finishe third irregardless. the last three races of the nascar season is in there. we will have a champion decided. the nfl goes into crunch time. cant forget the annual u.s. thanksgiving games. and the nhl hits full stride. gonna be a good month.

2011-10-31T10:44:00.001-06:00

happy halloween

happy halloween to all. the time of year where we all go get free candy and dress up as whatever and almost get away with it. unless your working and cant dress up. im not dressing up. i'll get my own candy at the store - once the sales are on.

2011-10-30T22:36:00.001-06:00

almost november? holy crap

hard to believe november is tuesday. seemed like october flew by. had thanksgiving come and go. so much for eating turkey haha. baseball season ended. what a world series. three races left in the nascar season. heres hoping jimmie johnson comes back and wins championship #6. if he doesn't i'm not going to complain, it was quite a run. cfl season is close to done. one more qeek in teh regular season then the playoffs. thats getting tight. nfl season is in high gear. and hockey is in full swing. can't forget tomorrow is halloween. the fun of trick or treaters seeking candy. hmmm i think thats it.

2011-10-28T21:45:00.000-06:00

st. louis cardinals world series champions

the cardinals, at one point 10.5 games back in the wild card on august 23, just put the wraps on their 11 world series title with a 6-2 win in st.louis. two of the runs came without getting a hit in the fifth inning (3 walks and two hit batsmen). chris carpenter pitched 6+ to get the win. jason motte finished it off. david freese was named mvp of the world series (to go with the lcs mvp) and got himself 2012 chevrolet corvette. congrats to him and congrats to the cardinals. next game is next spring

2011-10-27T22:46:00.000-06:00

an epic game six for the ages

david freese of the cardinals put a cap on an amazing 10-9 win in 11 innings. he became the fourth player to hit a game winning world series home to end a game six (carlton fisk for the red sox in 1975, kirby pucket for the twins in 1991, and joe carter for the blue jays in 1993 - this one won the world series). 3 lead changes and at least five times the game was tied. every time texas took the lead, st.louis came back to tie it. an amazing game that will be remembered for years. the game went 4h33mins. game seven is tomorrow night for all the marbles.

2011-10-26T13:31:00.001-06:00

game 6 rained on

with the threat of rain in the forecast, game six of the world series has been moved to tomorrow night starting at 6:05 MT, 8:05 ET.

2011-10-24T21:44:00.001-06:00

texas gets clutched by napoli

mike napoli hit a clutch two run double in the bottom of the 8th inning to give the rangers a 4-2 win in game five. he was also clutch in a strike him out-throw the runner out play where albert pujols struck out and napoli threw out allan craig trying to steal second. darren oliver gets the win neftali feliz got the save. texas is up three games to two. game six is wednesday night in st.louis.

2011-10-23T21:18:00.001-06:00

the rangers get even

the texas rangers evened the series at two with a 4-0 win over st.louis. derek holland pitched 8 and a third innings of two hit ball and neftali feliz closed it out. mike napoli hit a three run homer in the game. game 5 is tomorrow in texas

2011-10-22T22:14:00.003-06:00

a slugfest to say the least

the cardinals are up two games to one with a 16-7 win in texas tonight. albert pujols hit three homers, tying reggie jackson (1977) and babe ruth (1926 and 1928) for most home runs in one world series game. pujols also had a hit in four consecutive hits in four consecutive innings (two singles and two homers in the 4th, 5th 6th and 7th). the cardinals had multi run inningls from the 4th to the 7th innings. quite a game. game four is tomorrow in texas.

2011-10-20T21:15:00.001-06:00

rangers get even via a couple of flies

the rangers evened the series at one with a 2-1 win over st.louis. back to back sacrifice flies (first one advancing elvis andrus to third) by josh hamilton and michael young got the runs in. the rangers became the first team since 2001 to come back to win a game after trailing after eight innings ( the diamondbacks did so in game seven of the world series against the yankees in the 9th). game three is saturday night in arlington texas.

2011-10-19T21:18:00.000-06:00

cards win cold, windy opener

on a cold windy drizzly night in st.louis, the cardinals win game one 3-2 to open the world series. the st.louis bull pen held the rangers in check after chris carpenter started and pitched well. game two of the world series is tomorrow night in st.louis.

2011-10-16T21:54:00.001-06:00

cards wins ugly

the st.louis cardinals are in the world series after winning game six 12-6 in a game where 13 runs were scored in the first three innings (9 for stlouis 4 for milwaukee. 15 is the playoff record) and tied a record for home runs after three innings with 6. the st.louis bull pen shut the brewers down after the 3rd. anyways congrats to the cardinals. game one of the world series is wednesday in st.louis.

2011-10-15T21:46:00.000-06:00

rangers win going away, off to world series

the texas rangers are going to the world series after winning game six CONVINCINGLY 15-5. a nine run third got the ball rolling. nelson cruz was ALCS mvp leading with six homers. they will start in either milwaukee or st.louis. game one of the world series is wednesday.

2011-10-14T21:21:00.000-06:00

cards win on sloppy opposition

the cards are a win away from the world series with a 7-1 win in milwaukee. the brewers commited 4 errors in the game resulting in 5 runs for st.louis. anyways the cards are up three games to two. game six is sunday in milwaukee.

2011-10-13T21:35:00.001-06:00

brewers even series, get outstanding pitching

the brewers took game four 4-2 to even the series at two and got their first road win since 1982 world series. randy wolf pitched seven strong innings and john axford got the save to preserve the win. game five is tomorrow night in st.louis.

2011-10-13T17:46:00.000-06:00

tigers extend series in a big way

the detroit tigers hung on to beat texas 7-5. the rangers made it close late. the tigers got 4 key runs in the sixth with a natural cycle (a single, double, triple and home run in consecutive at bats - a first in post season history). the got another run in the 7th to cap it. the rangers still lead the series, now three games to two. game six is saturday in texas.

2011-10-12T21:22:00.001-06:00

cardinals win close one

a four run first inning gave the st.louis cardinals a 4-3 win over milwaukee. the brewers got two in the second and one in the third and that was it. st.louis leads the series two games to one. game four is tomorrow in st.louis.

2011-10-12T20:38:00.000-06:00

rangers win in extras after lengthy delay

after a 2h 13m delay, the texas rangers pulled out a 7-3 win in 11 innings. nelson cruz hit a three run homer in the 11th to seal in. the rangers a re now up three games to one in the series and can wrap it up tomorrow in game 5.

2011-10-11T21:17:00.000-06:00

tigers get into series

the detroit tigers got great pitching from doug fister in a 5-2 win over texas. the tigers got three home runs in there as well. jose valverde got his third save of the playoffs to close out the game. rangers still lead the series, now two games to one. game four is tomorrow in detroit.

2011-10-10T21:47:00.001-06:00

cardinals drink brewers dry

the cardinals just wrapped up a 12-3 win over milwaukee. albert pujols went 4 for 5, drove in 5 runs and scored three himself. definitely a one man wrecking crew tonight. the series is tied at one. game three is wednesday in st.louis

2011-10-10T18:56:00.000-06:00

texas claws detroit in extras

nelson cruz delivered the game winning grand slam in the 11th inning to give texas a 7-3 win over detroit and puts them up two games to none. texas had the bases loaded in the 9th but couldnt score. game three is tomorrow in detroit.

2011-10-09T21:21:00.000-06:00

jimmie johnson getting back into it big

after the first two chase races, jimmie johnson was sitting 10th, 39 points back. after a second last week and a win today, he has made a statement that he isnt dead yet. he is only four points back of leader carl edwards, while kevin harvick is second in the points one back. jimmie keeps this up he will get the 6 pack. wow six in a row would be awesome. here's hoping.

2011-10-09T17:45:00.000-06:00

brewers win slugfest

brewers just put the finishing touches on a 9-6 win over st.louis in milwaukee. ryan braun, prince fielder and yuniesky betancourt each had a home run. john axford picked up the save. he threw with a purpose today getting two strikeouts and got the last batter to ground out. this after blowing a save in game five against arizona. game two is tomorrow night in milwaukee.

2011-10-09T17:25:00.001-06:00

tigers/rangers rained out

todays game two between the tigers and rangers was rained out today. game two will be played with the first pitch at 2:19pm

2011-10-08T23:08:00.002-06:00

rangers win rainy game one

after two rain delays totalling 110 minutes (41 in the first and 69 in the second), the texas rangers win game one of the ALCS 3-2 the bull pens for both teams held the batters in check once the rain finally subsided. neftali feliz got the save for texas. game two is tomorrow night in arlington texas.

2011-10-07T21:10:00.002-06:00

cardinals win a gem, maces brewers in NLCS

the st.louis cardinals are in the NLCS with a 1-0 win in philadelphia. chris carpenter pitched a complete game three hit shutout. roy halladay pitched 8 excellent innings. the run was scored with a triple and a double in the first inning.congrats to the cardinals. game one of the NLDS is sunday

2011-10-07T18:55:00.000-06:00

brewers go to NLCS in dramatic fashion

nyjer morgan drove in the game winning run in the bottom of the 10th to give the milwaukee brewers a 3-2 win and their first trip to the NLCS since 1982. a close exciting game. they will play either philly or st.louis. they are playing game 5 now.

2011-10-06T21:44:00.000-06:00

tigers eat yankees, go to ALCS

the detroit tigers are going to the ALCS with a 3-2 win in new york. doug fister gets the win and jose valverde gets the save striking out alex rodrigues to end the game. the tigers start the ALCS in texas on saturday.

2011-10-06T18:11:00.000-06:00

95th nhl season for openers

three games begin the 95th nhl season tonight with philadelphia at boston with the bruins raising their stanley cup banner. theyre up 1-0. also montreal at toronto in the first intermission scoreless and pittsburgh at vancouver at 8pm. with the return of the winnipeg jets, it should be a fun season.

2011-10-05T23:07:00.001-06:00

d-backs even things up

a five run first inning catapulted the diamonbacks to a 10-6 win in game four over the brewers. the d-backs owned most of the game. the series is tied at two with the fifth game on friday in milwaukee. a d-back brewing finale coming up

2011-10-05T20:28:00.002-06:00

cards get even by "freese"ing

david freese homered and drove in all of st.louis runs in a 5-3 win over philadelphia. great way to help even the series at two. game 5 is friday in philadelphia.

2011-10-04T22:43:00.000-06:00

d-backs stave off elimination big.

arizona avoided getting swept by beating milwaukee 8-1. paul goldschmidt broke the game open with a grand slam home run. milwaukee still leads the series, now two games to one.game 5 is tomorrow in arizona.

2011-10-04T21:53:00.000-06:00

yankees get even with tigers

the new york yankees won game four convincingly 10-1. a much needed win. the series is tied at two. game 5 is thursday in new york and the winner plays texas.

2011-10-04T20:18:00.002-06:00

rangers lasso rays, phils take down cards in game three

the texas rangers are in the ALCS after knocking out the rays for the second year in a row, this time in four games, winning game four 4-3. congrats to the rangers. meanwhile the phillies beat the cardinals 3-2 to go up two games to one in their series. close one here. game four is tomorrow in st.louis.

2011-10-03T20:17:00.001-06:00

rangers capture game three, yankees tigers knotted in the 5th

earlier the texas rangers won game 3 4-3. tampa pitcher david price still cant beat texas. texas is up two games to one. game four is tomorrow. meanwhile in detroit the yankees and tigers are tied at two in the 5th. update on that later.

update: detroit 5 new york 4. justin verlander gets the win, jose valverde gets the save. delmon young hit the game winning home run in the 8th.

2011-10-02T22:04:00.001-06:00

cardinals earn split in philadelphia

st.louis got the split in philly with a 5-4 win after going down 0-4. chris carpenter for st.louis gave up 4 runs in three innings on short rest. st.louis got to cliff lee and evened it. the st. louis bullpen, in six innings of relief, gave up one hit. anyways, the series is tied at one. game three is on tuesday in st.louis.

2011-10-02T17:35:00.000-06:00

tigers even series, brewers up in the 7th

earleir todat detroit evened their series with the yankees at one with a 5-3 win. i dont know how the game went. scherzer got the win garcia got the loss. game three is tommorow. meanwhile the brewers are up 9-4 on the diamondbacks in the top of the 7th. update on that game later.

update: milwaukee 9 arizona 4. milwaukee leads series 2-0. game 3 is tuesday in arizona

2011-10-01T21:35:00.001-06:00

yankees take game one convincingly

the yankees just won game one 9-3. ivan nova piched 6.1 innings of excellent baseball after resuming the game from last night after c.c sabathia pitched the first two. robinson cano went 3 for 5, had 6 runs batted in including a grand slam homer. game two is tomorrow in new york.

2011-10-01T20:39:00.000-06:00

rangers even series

the texas rangers even the series at one with an 8-6 win in arlington, tex. a 5 run 4th inning propelled it. plus a two run fifth and one in the 7th. quite a good game otherwise. game three is on monday in tampa bay.

2011-10-01T18:29:00.000-06:00

national league opener in the afternoon

the first games of the n.l.divisions eries opened in philadelphia with the phillies beating the cardinals 11-6. roy halladay with the win, kyle lohse with the loss. later in milwaukee, the brewers beat the diamondbacks 4-1. didnt see either game. both games musve been good ones. both milwaukee and philly lead their series one game to none.

2011-09-30T20:29:00.003-06:00

tigers/yankees deluged by rain

tonights game one between detroit vs new york has been called due to rain. they will resume tomorrow at 6:30pm with the yankees coming to bat in the bottom of the second with the score tied at one.

2011-09-30T18:13:00.000-06:00

rays draw first blood

the tampa bay rays draw first blood with a 9-0 win in texas. matt moore pitched seven innings of two hit ball. seven of the nine runs came by the home run - johnny damon with a two run homer, and kelly choppach had a three run homer and a two run homer. tampa leads series 1-0.

2011-09-30T09:23:00.001-06:00

re-opening of b.c. place

b.c. place will be officially re-opened with the edmonton eskimos as first visitors of the b.c. lions home. b.c. place now has a refurbished retractable roof to replace the teflon roof that they had. can't wait to see what it looks like. the lions spent the last season and a half at empire stadium (their old stadium before b.c. place opened in 1983). the grey cup game is held there this year as well.

2011-09-29T16:49:00.001-06:00

end of september tomorrow already? wtf?

doesn't seem that long ago september started and the end of it is tomorrow already. damn it left in a hurry. mlb playoff start tomorrow, tony stewart won the first two chase races while jimmie johnson didnt do too great. tony leads and jimmie is 10th in the points. gonna be an ecxiting 8 races. nfl season started, cfl second half is in full swing, hockey season is on the doorstep now with the return of the winnipeg jets. october is looking good already.

2011-09-28T22:12:00.003-06:00

rays snag last wild card after red sox unravel

the tampa bay ray came back from seven runs down to beat the yankees 8-7 in extra innings. that combined with boston losing 4-3 in baltimore (they were up a run going to the bottom of nine). the rays had a month of september while boston won only 6 games. the playoff matchups feature the rays vs the rangers and the yankees facing the tigers in the A.L. in the N.L. it will be the cardinals vs phillies and brewers vs diamondbacks. fun starts friday.

2011-09-28T21:47:00.000-06:00

cardinals go wild card on last day

the st.louis cardinals claimed the national league wild card with an 8-0 win in houston combined with atlanta losing 4-3 to philadelphia. st.louis got on a hot streak while atlanta, who was up 8.5 games, faltered dramatically. congrats to st.louis.

2011-09-24T19:47:00.002-06:00

mlb's 200,000 game in the books "officially"

the 200,000th game ended up being colorado at houston, which became official after the 5th inning with the game tied at two not long after kansas city vs chicago was game 199,999. that was official after 4 1/2 with chicago leading 5-0. so there you go.

update: colorado 4 houston 2. took 13 innings to get the winner

2011-09-23T22:45:00.001-06:00

texas rangers capture a.l. west

combined with their 5-3 win over seattle and a 3-1 win by oakland over the angels, the texas rangers won their fifth american league west title and second consecutive title. congrats to the rangers.

2011-09-23T22:24:00.000-06:00

diamondbacks slither way to n.l. west title

with a 3-1 over the san francisco giants, the arizona diamondbacks just clinched the national league west title. its their fourth title and fifth playoff appearance (could be five divisions not sure). congrats to the d-backs.

2011-09-23T21:13:00.000-06:00

national league central "brew"ing

with a 5-1 win against the florida marlins, combined with a 5-1 chicago cubs win over the st.louis cardinals (this game just ended), the milwaukee brewers won the national league central. their first division won in the national league and first divison since 1982 when the y won the a.l. east. congrats to them.

2011-09-23T11:50:00.000-06:00

a milestone for major league baseball

at some point before the end of the season, major league baseball will have played its 200,000th game. the very first game was april 22 1876 between the boston red caps (nee red stockings, then would eventally be the boston/milwaulkee/atlanta braves) vs the philadeplhia athletics (not to confuse them with the american league team that started in philly, then kansas city then oakland). the red caps won 6-5. this was also the first national league game. teams then played a 70 game schedule (philadelphia and the new york mutuals wer forced out both not finishing the full sked). boston finished with a 39-31 record and philly had a 14-45 record. so who will be the 200,000th game and who will win it?

side note: game #100,000 was on july 16 1964 and had the orioles beating the yankees 6-1.

2011-09-22T13:21:00.001-06:00

coming onto the first day of fall

the first day of fall is tomorrow (3:04 am). it's noticable with the leaves changing color and falling off the trees. we got a summertime forecast for the next few days. i think we got our summer late, even if it is indian summer. it'll be gone before ya know it.

2011-09-21T21:16:00.000-06:00

yankees eastern playoff bound

by sweeping both ends of a double header, the new york yankees wrapped up the a.l. east with a week to spare. it is their 16th trip to postseason baseball in 17 years. they have a good stretch going. congrats to the yankees

2011-09-19T21:16:00.001-06:00

rivera nu-mo-ro one save style

mariano rivera picked up save 602, preserving a 6-4 win over the minnesota twins.he been using the cutter pitch his whole career and as been keeping them off base. congrats to mariano.

2011-09-17T20:31:00.001-06:00

phive in a row of philly

the philadelphia phillies just wrapped up their fifth n.l. east title with a 9-2 win over st.louis. a six run eighth inning did it for them. congrats to the phillies.

2011-09-16T22:54:00.000-06:00

tigers take bite out of a.l. central

the detroit tigers just clinched the american league central with a 3-1 win in oakland. even though the phillies clinched a playoff spot, the tigers were the first team to win their division. it is detroits first division win since 1987 when the won the a.l. east by two games over toronto. congrats to them.

2011-09-13T23:10:00.000-06:00

mariano rivera at 600

mariano rivera became the second closing pitcher to record 600 saves in a career. trevor hoffman sits at 601. quite an accomplishment for both. congrats to mariano on the accomplishment. i think rivera will pass hoffman before the end of the season.

2011-09-13T12:35:00.000-06:00

fall is almost here and feels like it

fall may be a week from friday, and it feels like it. its +9 outside at the moment and the leaves are already turning color. its refreshing now considering before the weekend it was freaking hot. today is why i love fall. the sun is setting early which adds to the fall look. winter on the other hand is a different story and another post.

2011-09-08T15:10:00.000-06:00

nfl season upon us

the nfl season is upon us. the last two super bowl champions begin the season in green bay as the new orleans saints play the packers. sunday will have its pethera of games and monday night will cap it off with two games (new england at miami and oakland at denver) looking forward to the season here.

2011-09-03T19:01:00.002-06:00

labour (or labor) day long weekend

the final long weekend of the summer is upon us. with the fall day yesterday, tis turning out to be a nice one as well. even to the end of the week the summer weather will arrive. nascar race tomorrow night from atlanta, loads of afternoon baseball you can shake a stick at, and the labour day cfl weekend that started yesterday with b.c. beating toronto and ending monday with the doubleheader, with montreal visiting hamilton and edmonton going to calgary. tomorrow its saskatchewan playing winnipeg in part one of the "banjo bowl." and preseason nfl football as well. nice way to start september.

2011-08-31T22:58:00.002-06:00

end of august already.

man where did august go. lots of baseball, cfl football, nfl preseason is going after getting a cba deal done in july, and nascar racing. felt like a fall day today as well. september is going to be good. nascar decides the chase for the championship, nfl regular season gets underway, baseball pennant races go full swing and hockey training camps begin. tons of fun.

2011-08-27T20:35:00.002-06:00

night racing at bristol

brad keselowski wins at the worlds fastest half miler. he wasnt the dominant driver, but got the lead after a pit stop and cruised. martin truex jr finished second, jeff gordon was third, and jimmie johnson was fourth. jimmie johnson is tied for the points lead with kyle busch, but busch has the lead based on more wins than jimmie (2-1). next race is in atlanta on september 4th.

2011-08-25T17:41:00.002-06:00

grand slamming record

in a 22-9 win over the oakland a's, the new york yankees hit a record 3 grand slam home runs in a game. robinson cano in the 5th, russel martin in the 6th and curtis granderson in the 8th did the trick. once down 2-7, the yankees got 4 runs in the 5th, 4 runs in the 6th, 6 runs in the 7th and 6 runs in the 8th. quite a game.